Whether you're a large healthcare facility, a small research and development venture, or an industrial manufacturing powerhouse, using a partner to deliver environmental, health, and safety operations may have valuable benefits. Third party delivery of EH&S allows an organization to focus on its core goals, all while leaving the demanding safety, compliance, and health programs to the experts.
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Is your university ready in terms of safety and compliance for students to come back from summer break? Your EH&S program should be ready to help you minimize liability, keep people safe, reduce your cost of managing waste, stay compliant, and protect your school's reputation and brand. That's a lot to think about with school right around the corner.
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Despite well-defined requirements, procedures, and targets, many organizations still struggle with delivering exceptional EH&S compliance programs. Regardless of best intentions and expectations, the dragging factors of increasing regulatory complexity, hard to maintain skill sets, and operational misalignment continue to plague organizations, resulting in poor EH&S outcomes.
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EHS Today recently reported that the US Bureau of Labor Statistics released its preliminary Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries for 2013. Overall the total number of fatalities as well as the rate of fatalities per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers decreased.
Read MoreTags: safety in the workplace, OSHA violations, EHS compliance, fall safety
Think about this: The Patriots special teams comes onto the field after the coin toss to kick off against the Broncos. Then, for the first play of the game, the Raiders defense comes out for a few plays before the Patriots special teams fields the Broncos punt. After that, the Cardinals offense comes out to try and find a hole in the Broncos defense. You can imagine that this setup wouldn’t bode well for our Franken-team, but time and time again many new biotech companies mistakenly choose this route for managing their EH&S responsibilities.
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As an EH&S professional you need to keep track of a lot of stuff. From most recent regulations across a list of regulatory bodies to best practices for safety and sustainability, while all at the same time managing your organization’s programs. One easy way to increase your efficiency and stay up to date with the latest in your industry is to create a custom bookmark list.
We’ve talked to the best in the industry and here’s are some pages you need to bookmark.
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Submission of the Tier II Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Report is required annually under Section 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA). The purpose of this form is to provide state and local officials and the public with information on the general hazard types, storage volumes, and locations of hazardous chemicals present at your facility. Here’s what you need to know about EPCRA Tier II reporting:
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With several regulatory bodies to be mindful of, it’s hard to keep track of the potential repercussions of non- compliance in the healthcare industry. It’s even more difficult for those outside of the EH&S field to remember.
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Everyone knows staying compliant saves money: it prevents hundreds of thousands of dollars in regulatory fines. Beyond that, it seems that compliance only costs money. Time, effort, and dollars go into keeping your organization compliant.
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EHS Today recently reported that the US Bureau of Labor Statistics released its preliminary Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries for 2013. Overall the total number of fatalities as well as the rate of fatalities per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers decreased.
Read MoreTags: safety in the workplace, OSHA violations, EHS compliance, fall safety
